Editing Elder Grinding (Guide)

{{Item Grinding}}
== {{IL|Jade Fragment}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Jade Fragment}}

{{IL|Ladybones Road}}
* 37 for [[Spy on a Tomb-Colonist]] at difficulty 37 of either {{IL|Watchful}} or {{IL|Shadowy}}. Needs {{IL|A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets}} of 4.

{{IL|Spite}}
* 36-48 for options on [[Working for the Widow]] at difficulties 49-58 {{IL|Shadowy}}

{{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}
* 81 for [[Offer cures for coughs and colds]] at {{IL|Persuasive}} 71, or 124 for [[Offer cures for gout, dropsy and scrofula]] at {{IL|Persuasive}} 74 (requires {{IL|Intriguing Snippet| x2|Appearance = }}). Requires {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} 4-6

{{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}
* 51–450 for [[A sure bet]] (2 actions; average 125 per action) at {{IL|Dangerous}} 100; requires {{IL|Jade Fragment|x 20|Appearance = }}and {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -|Appearance = PoSI}}

{{IL|The Empress' Court}}
* 3000 for [[A Tale of Espionage!]]; with {{IL|Inspired...}} sourced from [[Seek inspiration from your Prismatic Squidling]], this takes 22 actions and averages 136 per action. See [[Carving out a Reputation at Court (Guide)]] for more information.
* 1700 for [[A light work based around a Neathy folk tale]]; with {{IL|Inspired...}} sourced from [[The lead]] or [[Seek inspiration from your Prismatic Squidling]], this takes 13 actions and averages 131 per action. With {{IL|Inspired...}} sourced from [[Composition: the high path]], this becomes 11.6 actions and 146 per action, if you can reliably get 125 {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|Appearance=honey}} per action from the lab. See [[Carving out a Reputation at Court (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Doubt Street}}
* 4500 for [[A rather poor edition]]; averages 243 per action. See [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Magistracy of the Evenlode}}
* 300 for [[Search the lowest Floors]] at {{IL|Watchful}} 220 while [[Diving in the Magistracy]] at {{IL|Diving Depth}} 6; also gives you {{IL|First City Coin|x 4}}.

== {{IL|Relic of the Third City}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Relic of the Third City}}
{{IL|Spite}}
* 11 in exchange for {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|x 10|Appearance = }}for [[The fellow in the corner]] at {{IL|Shadowy}} 100; requires {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -|Appearance = PoSI}}

{{IL|The Flit}}
* 1 for [[Follow a conjurer]]

{{IL|The Clay Quarters}}
* 1-4 for [[Emancipate a Clay Man]]; costs {{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|x 1}}. With labour sourced from [[Underclay (Guide)|Underclay]], this can reach 0.94 Relics per action.

{{IL|Corpsecage Island}}
* 100 for [[In the bag you go]] at {{IL|Orthos is Coming!}} 9; this can be done once per 20-action visit to the island. See [[Corpsecage Island#Expedition Progress|Corpsecage Island]] for more information.

{{IL|The Waswood}}
* 3 for [[Reach towards the shore (Airs 0-49)]]; averages either 3 every 4 or 8 actions, depending on your willingness to cycle {{IL|Airs of Parabola}} by repeatedly entering and leaving the Waswood.

{{IL|Moulin}}
* [[The Deep Layer]]
** {{IL|Wages of a Dig}}/60; works out at 6.1 per action when using the strategy [[Moulin Expeditions (Guide)#Strategy|outlined in the guide]].

Other
* 4 for [[Go as far as you can]] on the card [[The Geology of Winewound]]
* 7 for [[Lead him astray]] on the card [[Stone by stone]]
* Upconverting Jade Fragments; with Jade sourced from Magistracy diving, this can reach up to about 18 Relics per action.
* Can be purchased from [[Merrigans Exchange]] for 0.20{{e}}

== {{IL|Mystery of the Elder Continent}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Mystery of the Elder Continent}}
{{IL|The Crowds of Spite}}
* 10 for [[Dispose of fifty Trophies via the Acquisitive Relicquarian]]; see [[The Crowds of Spite (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}
* 70 for [[Breed the Plated Seal 1|breeding the Plated Seal with just toadstools]]; requires at least 8 actions and a {{IL|Plated Seal}}

{{IL|Hunter's Keep}}
* 2 for [[Walk along the beach]]; gives a total over 22 over the 27-action carousel. See [[Time Passing at Hunter's Keep (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Your Lodgings}}
* 1 for [[Press him for information about the Elder Continent]]; costs {{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub|x 100}} and {{IL|Lump of Lamplighter Beeswax|x 100}} and requires that [[Seeking the Meaning of the Plaster Face|you sided with the Big Rat]]; alternatively, gain 1 for {{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1882|x 50}} via [[See if the Big Rat can become intoxicated]]

Other
* 10 for upconverting {{IL|Relic of the Third City|x 50}}.
** Alternatively, 105 for upconverting {{IL|Relic of the Third City|x 500}}; with Relics sourced from [[Moulin Expeditions (Guide)|Moulin expeditions]], this reaches 1.26 per action.
* Side-converting from [[Writing a Newspaper (Guide)|Newspaper-sourced]] {{IL|Journal of Infamy}}; this gives 5.70 per action.
{{RatMarketGrindTable|Item=Mystery of the Elder Continent|StartingT2=Maniac's Prayer|Distance=2}}
* 60% chance of getting 8 when upconverting Bottles of Broken Giant 1844
* 1 for [[Get a very good look at the fruit]] on the card [[As Big as your Head]]
* 1 for [[Persuade him to bend the law till it breaks]] on the card [[What about your Maverick Bloodhound?]]
* 7 for [[Propose an alliance]] on the card [[The Devil and the Child]]; takes 3 actions
* 2 for [[Spend the night in the well to prove there's nothing to be scared of]] on the card [[Amber in the well]]; takes 3 actions

== {{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Presbyterate Passphrase}}
{{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}
* 1 for either option on [[The Ring of Roses: Take Part in an Illegal Fighting Ring]]; costs {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|x 5}}.

{{IL|Arbor, of the Roses}}
* ({{IL|Attar}}) for [[Offer your Attar to the Temple]] in Near Arbor (Temple).
* 1-7 (equal to {{IL|Arbor: Permission to Linger}}) for [[Serve as a Serpent-Shepherd]] in Far Arbor (Temple). If you park in this location, subsequent visits to Arbor will yield 7 per a 3-action visit, or 2.33 per action. For more information, see [[Arbor (Guide)]].
* 3 for [[Share secrets with the Arbori]]; costs {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|x 3}} in Far Arbor (South).

{{IL|The Crowds of Spite}}
* 2 for [[Dispose of fifty Trophies via the Acquisitive Relicquarian]]; see [[The Crowds of Spite (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|On a Heist}}
* 2  for [[Trade your documents with London's Ambassador 3]] when robbing [[The Circumspect Envoy's Townhouse]]. For more information, see [[On a Heist (Guide)]].

{{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}
* 15 for [[Breed the Plated Seal 4|breeding the Plated Seal with just discipline]]; requires at least 8 actions, plus however many it takes to get the {{IL|Plated Seal}}.

{{IL|Port Carnelian}}
* 1 for success at [[A dangerous source]].
* ({{IL|Striped Delights}} / 30 + 2, [[Rounding|rounded]] to the nearest integer)  for cashing in {{IL|Striped Delights}} at the end of a term; see [[Port Carnelian (Guide)]] for more information. 

{{IL|Station VIII}}
* 1 for [[Enter the door marked 'Communications']] when robbing the factory; this can be done on average once every 4-action break-in.

{{IL|Moulin}}
* An amount depending on your Monograph's {{IL|Monograph: Tragic|Appearance=Tragic}} (potentially up to 44) when selling to [[The Genteel Elder]]; see [[Writing a Monograph (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Hurlers}}
* 1 for success on [[Try to remember]]'s narrow {{IL|Steward of the Discordance}} 9 check.

Other
* 1 for [[An audience with His Amused Lordship]] on the card [[City Vices: ask the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer to help you]]. Costs 1 CP of {{IL|Acquaintance: the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer}}.
* 10 for upconverting {{IL|Mystery of the Elder Continent|x 50}}; with mysteries side-converted from [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)|newspaper-sourced]] journals, this reaches 1.02 per action.
* 6 for [[Sell the left-hand side|selling the left-hand side of the Screaming Map]].

== {{IL|Antique Mystery}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Antique Mystery}}
{{IL|The Flit}}
* 1 for [[Trade your documents with London's Ambassador 4]]; see [[On a Heist (Guide)]] for more information.
* 1 for [[Steal an Antique Mystery from Feducci]]; costs 32 CP of {{IL|Casing...}}. See [[Casing (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Base Camp}}
* 2 for failing the {{IL|Watchful}} check at the end of the [[The Chalcocite Pagoda 2|Chalcocite Pagoda]] expedition; see [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}
* 3 for [[Breed the Plated Seal 2|breeding the Plated Seal with just keeping away devils]]; requires at least 8 actions and a {{IL|Plated Seal}}.

{{IL|The Museum of Prelapsarian History}}
* 1 for [[Converse on the Correspondence]]; with {{IL|Curator's Gratitude}} obtained [[The Prelapsarian Museum (Guide)#Identifying Bones|as described in the guide]], this requires around 17.8 actions per mystery.

{{IL|University Laboratory}} {{FontWhitsun}}
* 1 for [[Finish the study of the Pelagic Egg]], costs 100 laboratory research and a {{IL|Pelagic Egg}}. See [[University Laboratory (Guide)]] and [[Whitsun (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Viric Jungle}}
* 1 for [[Send her home]]; can cost [[The Efficient Commissioner's Nightmare|a variety of different materials]] and two actions.

{{IL|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Appearance=The Whisker-Ways}} {{FontFate}}
* Up to 1 for the Mythopoesis carousel, requiring around 10 actions without expending items. See [[The Whisker-Ways (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Port Carnelian}}
* ({{IL|Striped Delights}} / 70, [[Rounding|rounded]] to the nearest integer)  for cashing in {{IL|Striped Delights}} at the end of a term; see [[Port Carnelian (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Mangrove College}}
* 1 can be gained through the Fate-Locked Philosofruits carousel, requiring at least 5 actions; see [[Philosofruits_(Guide)|Philosofruits (Guide)]] for more information. 

{{IL|Port Cecil}}
* 1 for [[Meet with a bright and fading mind]] at the end of the 14-action [[Port Cecil (Guide)|Port Cecil carousel]].

Other
* 5 for upconverting {{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase|x 25}}s (also uses {{IL|Favours: Tomb-Colonies|x 1}}); with passphrases side-converted from [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)|newspaper-sourced]] journals, this averages 5.32 actions per mystery.
* Use 10 actions and a {{IL|Trade Secret}} for [[...something else.]] to get 5 Antique Mysteries and 1 Searing Enigma.
* 1 for [[A notable success – eavesdrop]]; see [[Cat and Mouse (Guide)]] for more information.
* 2 for [[Give him honey and a pen]], requiring on average 13.31 actions and 8.18{{e}} in materials. See [[Fidgeting Writer (Guide)]] for more information.

== {{IL|Primaeval Hint}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Primaeval Hint}}
{{IL|Base Camp}}
* 1 has a 1/8 chance of being the reward for the [[A Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven]] expedition (requires {{IL|Crate of Expedition Supplies|20 x}} and at least 9 actions); see [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Court of the Wakeful Eye}}
* 1 can be obtained at a cost of {{IL|Tribute|x 20}} by [[Enjoy an extended walk through the fungal jungle with the Minister of War]]; takes 4 actions, requires {{IL|The Minister of War}}.

{{IL|Jericho Locks}}
* 1 for [[Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder)]]; costs 6 {{IL|Esteem of the Guild}} and 2 actions. See [[Canal Cruising in Jericho Locks (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Balmoral}}
* 1 for [[Steal a curious document from the Tracklayers' Office|stealing and decoding Cornelius' messages]]; requires at least 16 actions for [[Shrine to Saint Joshua|Midnighters]] and 20 for non-Midnighters.

{{IL|The City of the Tracklayers}}
* 1 for [[Enough (Creditor Mind)|communing with the Creditor]], which takes at least 11 actions. Minimum average action cost requires 100% success chance at multiple difficult [[Narrow difficulty|Narrow]] Advanced Skill challenges to different Skills.

Other
* Upconverting Antique Mysteries; with mysteries upconverted from [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)|newspaper-sourced]] Mysteries of the Elder Continent, this requires ~26.6 actions per Hint.
* 1 for [[Smash it|smashing a Lens of Black Glass]]; costs 56.23 actions and 47.71{{e}} in materials on average. See [[Fidgeting Writer (Guide)]] for more information.

== {{IL|Elemental Secret}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Elemental Secret}}
{{IL|Elemental Secret|Appearance = Elemental Secrets}} can be [[The Elemental Secret|purchased from the Rat Market]] when {{IL|Direction of the Rat-Wind:}} is South and {{IL|Phase of the Rat-Moon:}} is Hard for 3125{{r}}; see [[The Rat Market (Guide)]] for more information. They may also be sourced at a cost of {{IL|Oneiromantic Revelation|x 4}} and {{IL|Antique Mystery|x 3}} while [[Comprehend something elemental|oneiropomping for Madame Petrovsky]], or through [[The Sense of an Ending|the death of a well-educated Noman]].
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